Matrix-setting and line-casting device.



J. DORNETH.

MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1910.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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J. DORNETH. MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.4, 1910.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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J. DORNETH.

MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILED ABBA, 1910;

1,094,643, Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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J. DORNETH.

MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING DEVICE.

I APPLICATION FILED APR.4, 1910.

U PAT" NT JULIUS DORNETH, OE BERLIN, GER-MANY, ASSIGNOR T0 TYPSGRAPH G.,1Vi. B. H., 01? BERLIN, GER-MANY.

MATRIX-SETTING AND LINEOASTING DEVICE.

To (ZZZ 11.27: 0m 56 may concern Be it known that l, JULIUs Donnn'rrr, asubject of the German Emperor, residing at Berlin, S. T1, in Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in idatrix-Setting and Line-Casting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

In matrix setting and line casting machines with matrix bars guided on wires, the matrix bars, for the purpose of obtaining mix d composition, are usually stopped in front of the matrix assembling channel by means of stop, and then brought, by means of a bar, to the level corresponding to the kind of tyne which is being set. In order to facilitate manipulation, the raising of the bar for leveling the matrices according to .ay invention, is effected simultaneously with the withdrawal of the stop by the depression of the space key.

In the accompanying drawingFigure 1 is a side elevation of a linotype machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a sectional plan view thereof; Fig. 3 an elevation viewed in the direction of the arrow 1, Fig. 2; Fig. 1 a plan detail view having parts shown in Fig. 2 removed; Fig. 5 a section on line AB, Fig. 1; Fig. 6 an elevation viewed in the direction of arrow 11, Fig. 1; Fig. 7 a detail view. Fig. 8 a section on line S-S, 2, Fig. 9 a detail-view of parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

By referring to these drawings, it will be noted that A, the matrix frame, is rigidly supported on the shaft- 1, said shaft being journaled in bearings 22 which are mounted on the frame B of the machine. The matrix frame A may be thrown upward from the working position represented in Fig. 1, by grasping the handle 6. By striking one of the keys 2, Fig. 1, the corresponding matrix bar 1 which is sustained at the upper end of the matrix frame A is released through the medium of a connecting rod or wire 3. Thereupon, it travels along one of the guide rods or wires 5 to the assembling position in a manner well understood, this operation being continued until a line of matrices has been assembled, whereupon the same is arranged opposite the mold in proper way, nd a line cast therefrom. Thereupon, by grasping the handle 6 and rocking the shaft 1 upwardly in its bearing, all of the matrix lars assembled, having been previously released for this purpose, are carried back by Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1910.

Patented Apr. 23, 1914:.

Serial No. 553,272.

gravity on the guide rods or wires 5 in the well-known way, being thus automatically distributed.

The matrix bars 4. are arranged for casting mixed type and, for this purpose, are provided with two matrix characters 12 and 13, as shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 7, arranged one above the other on one edge of the matrix bar. The upper matrix character 12 may, for example, be for ordinary type, while the lower characters 13 may be for printing distinguishing type. If mixed type is to be set up, it is necessary to raise the matrices for such distinguishing type, after they have been assembled, so as to bring the characters 13 into the casting line, before the matrices are brought opposite to the casting position, and before the following ordinary type are set up. This raising operation is performed by the mechanism hereinafter described.

On the fixed frame B there is arranged a guide strip is adapted to engage with one or the other of two notches 8 S on the matrix bar, the said strip in engaging with the notch 8 if the character 12 is to be cast and with the notch 8 if the character 13 is to be cast.

To raise a group of matrix bars, when mixed copy is to be cast, the following combination of parts is arranged: The couplingrod 16 (see Figs. 1 and 2), is provided at or near its lower end with a thumb disk or cam 17 adapted to bear against a slide or carriage 19 mounted on the frame B of the machine. The matrix-cage is actuated by the coupling-rod 16 and the thumb disk in the manner set forth in my Patent No. 1,072,927, dated Sept. 9, 1913, that is to say in the following manner: The matrix basket is moved toward the fixed frame by rotating the coupling-rod 16 (Figs. 1 and 2). The thumb disk or cam 17 mounted at the lower end of coupling-rod 16, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, carries a slanting face 3 on one side. Vihen the cam is rotated in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 2), the face 3% acts on a rod 35 (Fig. 1) and presses it downward; the end of this rod 35, presses on the end 32 of the arm 32 (Figs. 1, 2 and 8), and moves this end downward, thereby rocking the arm 32. Consequently the arm 32 being new disen aged from the roller 33, the lever 30 is unlocked and since this lever is connected to the cage A, the spring 28 can now operate and displace the shaft 1, so that the collar 70 of the same lies against the bearing 22. in consequence of the (l..:})l2.('till3llt of the shaft 1, the entire cage is displaced, and the two-armed lever 30 rocked, so that the arm 32 lies with its 52 on the roller leerrinp; more particularly to Figs. 1 and 8, it is to be noted that the hook-lever 37 is adapted to slide over a pulley 42 fixed on the machine frame. when the nose of hook-lever 3T strikes the pulley 42, said hook becomes disengaged from stop leaving said stop in the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 8. l a hcn the mold carrier is tilted upward into the casting position in dicated in dotted lines, the hook-lever 37 rides over the pulley t being elevated. sufficiently thereby to resume. at the end of its strolce, the above operations for tripping the arm and the stop 38. In order to repeat the casting of the same line without disturbing the same under the conditions given in my said Patent No. 1,072,927, 1 pro vide a lever 39 (Figs. 1 and 8) which can be rocket by hand or foot, on which lever there is a sliding piece 10 which by said lever 39 can be raised in front of stop 38 on lever 30 so that the hook-lever can not enwith the stop 38 and rock the lever 30 as to displace the matrix bars.

ll hen the coupling-rod 16 or the cam 17 is rotated, the lifter 14: and the stop 15 are to be simultaneously pushed forward into the path traversed by the matrix-bars. The cam 17 pre es against the sliding-carriage 19 when it is rotated and the latter lies against the one arm of a. two-armed lever 18. The end of the other arm of this lever 18 c anes a slot 18 of plate 2", as shown in Fig. a, (laid plate 11 is provided with a guide-slot '2' which is engaged by a guide pin '7', said plate 2' carrying the plate or lifter 1 By these means the lifter M is guided rectilineally in such a manner that it pushed forward (see the dotted position in liie. 5) or backward by rocking thelever 18. l i hen the coupling-rod rotated backware and when the cam 17 no longer lies back the lifter-bar 1-1:. This carriage 19 acts in the known manner on a double lever 18 as soon as the coupling; rod is turned. whereby the matrix cage is moved toward a stop 22 on the stationary frame and a stop 15 is advanced.v Th stop 15 is pushed forward by the niati age A itself. On the matrix frame .41- is fulcrumed at 4 1 two-armed lever l, one of whose ends bears against the lever It shoulder or stop of this lever Ql'1jLZH..QCS in the notch 48 2) of a rod 19. ill@ stop 15 is connected with a two-armed lever which is pivoted at 50. The end of the lever is bent up an aularly to form a slanting face 51. The lever 46 cage is put into gear by rotating' the coupling-rod 16, the cam 17, on said coupling rod ling-rod 16 the cam 17, on. said coupling rod acts on the lever 14: which, being fulcruined or fastened on the matrirsframc A, is shitted with the same and thereby actuates the lever 46 which is thus forced against the upwardly bent end 51 of the two-armed lever 20, rocks the latter and pushes the stop 15 forward.

The stop 15 must be pulled bacl: every time as soon as a word is composed in one sort f type and has to be pushed onto the strip 9. This is effected by depressing the space-hey 21. The latter presses, by means of a rod 63, on the end of a. lever which is connected with the lever 20 of the stop 15 by a rod 6st in such a manner that this lever 20 is rocked and the stop 1? is d awn backward. One arm of the lever 62 is for this purpose connected to a rod or bar 64;, best seen in Figs. 2 and 9, which rod or bar is formed at its free end with a hook Gal which passes over and enc'ages the lever 20 which actuates the stop 15 in such a way that, on depressing the rod (33, the lever 29 is rocked to withdraw the stop 15, through the medium of the rod or bar 64, which is withdrawn to the rightas rod is depressed, as will be apparent from an inspection of Fig. 2 taken in connection with Fig. 9.

As best shown in Figs. 2 3 and 9, the rod or bar 1 is pivoted at its one end on a boss extending from the rear of rod 4 9, one arm of the lever 62 being jointed to the rear of said rod 49, at d9 as best shown in said Figs. 3 and 9. A coiled spring 65 encircles the rod 49 and. bears at one end against the fixed post 65 and the other against an abutment 5 on the rod 49, thereby tending to urge the said rod 4:9 forward to the left in Figs. 2, 8 and 9. By pressing on the rod 63, therefore, the outwardly extending arm of the lever 62 is depressed, thereby back to the right the rod 4-9 and putting spring;- 65 under tension. By thus pulling" back the rod 419, the lever 4-6 is rocked on its E against the carriage 19, a spring 4 draws pivot 41:6 which is made possible by the fact that the lever 4-6 has been somewhat withdrawn from lever 4:4. This withdrawal of lever 16 from lever 4+1 is due to the fact that when the basket is put into gear by the rotas tion of the coupling rod 16, the. pivot 16 of said lever etG is concurrently shifted, thereby rockinglever 16 on the end engaging notch 18 on rod. e9 until it clears the end of lever 1d. lVhen the pressure of he rod 63 on lever 62 is released, the spring 65., being also released, returns the rod 1-9 to its original position, thereby rocking the lever 16 on its pivot 16 thereby, through the medium of the lever 20, returning the pin to its original forward position,

lies against this face 51. Now when the 1 against the stress of the weaker spring 52.

pulling" On the double lever 18 is pivoted a vertical plate i with a slot with which engages a pin 2'. The plate 2" carries the raising or lifting bar 1%. By rocking the double lever 18 the plate a" is shifted and thereby the lifter 1 1 is brought from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, into the position shown in dotted lines.

If mixed type is to be set, the cage is thrown in by rocking the coupling rod, and in that way the stop 15 and the lifter H are advanced. This is effected by rotating the coupling-rod 16 with it the cam 17 thereby depressing the arm 32, so that the spring 28 can displace the cage, the consequence of which is that the pin 15 is simultaneously pushed forward because the cam under these conditions strikes against the carriage 19 and shifts rho same. The lifter 14: is also simultaneously pushed forward by the rotation of the cam 17. If the keys are now depressed, the matrix-bars run up the lifter and are thereby raised, so that the lower matrix comes into the position for casting. The matrix-bars are, however, held by the projecting pin 15 and prevented from runing farther onward.v If the word which is to be cast in full-faced type is then composed, the matrix-bars forming this word are then pushed forward in the manner set forth in applicants Patent No. 1,072,927, the pin 15 being withdrawn. This is effected by pressing on the space- :ey, whereby the pin 15 is withdrawn by means of the rod 63. Vfhen the space-key is released, the pin 15 is pressed forward again. A second word can then be composed in full-faced type. The setting or assembling the matrix-bars is then effected in the usual manner. The matrix bars are, however, not raised, but rest with their lower ends on the lifter 1 1.

hen a number of matrices corresponding to the lower characters 13 has been ar ranged in the rear of stop 15, which is normally in the projecting position indicated in Figs. 2 and i. this group of matrices is raised in the following manner: Pressure is exercised on the end of the bell crank lever 62 connected to the rod 64's, by pressing the spacing key and by the intermediary of the rod The rod G l is provided with a projection a pivoted to a lever c pivoted at 7). The said lever is provided atits lower end with a projection (Z. On the lever 13 is pivoted at c a second lever provided with a projection corresponding to the projection (Z. is soon as the cage is thrown in, and consequently the lever 18 turned, the projection 5 will be situated above the proj ection (Z. If, by depressing the spacing key, the rod 64: is pulled in the direction of the arrow shown, the lever 0 will be rocked about fulcrum Z), and in that way the lever f rotated about 6 so that the end of the rod f engaging at h wth the bar 14, will be pressed downward and in that way the bar turned about its guide pin 2' from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, into the position shown in chain dotted lines. The whole group of matrices will then be raised at the same time. At the same time the stop 15 is also withdrawn in the known manner, so that the group moves up to the holding bar it by its own weight. The arrangement could also be such that the advance and the raising of the lifting bar 1 1 would be effected by depressing the spacing key, in which case the thumb disk 17 would be connected to a rod connected to the spacing key.

In order to prevent the matrix bars, when moving on to the holding bar 70, from assuming an angular position, or falling slightly out of the vertical plane of the line, which might take place as they have not an invariable support on their guide wires the recess Z of the matrix bars is undercut atthe top as shown in Fig. 5. in that case the holding bar 7; must be provided with a suitable projection. The matrix bars are thus held by means of half a dove-tailed guide, so that they cannot fall out of the vertical plane.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a matrix setting and line casting device the combination with matrix bars, a stop for said matrix bars, means for withdrawing said stop and a lifter for raising said matrix bars, of means operated by said withdrawing means for raising said lifter.

2. In a matrix setting and line casting device the combination with matrix bars, a stop therefor, means for withdrawing said stop, a lifter for raising said matrix bars and a shiftablc support for said lifter, of means for rocking said support for raising said lifter.

3. In a matrix setting and line casting device the combination of matrix bars having undercut grooves therein, a stop for said matrix bars, means for withdrawing said step and a lifter for raising said matrix bars, means operated by said withdrawing means for raising said lifter, a holding bar and a projection on said holding bar, said bar and projection being adapted to enter said undercut grooves when said matrices are raised, as set forth.

4t. In a matrix-setting and line casting device, the combination of matrix bars, a stop for said matrix bars and a lifter for raising said matrix bars, with means for advancin the stop to arrest the matrix bars and for advancing the lifter, means for withdrawing the stop and means operated by said withdrawing means for raising the lifter.

5. In a matrix setting and line casting device the combination with matrix bars, a

stop for said matrix hers, means for Withdrnvving' said stop and a lifter for raising said matrix hers of means operated by said \vithdrmving means for rocking the lifter upward,

6. in :1 1nutrir-c-setting and line casting device, the combination 01": matrix bars, a stop for said, matrnebars and a lifter for raising said 1111 t-riX bars with means for advnncinp; the stop to arrest the matrix bars and "for advancing; the lifter, means for "\vitlidi'mving the stop and means operated id withdrawing means for rocking the tr upward T. in a m rix-setting and line forming de'v'ce, the crnnhinntion of matriyhnrs, a stop for said lflfitllX-bflI'S and means for infill-drawing the stop and a sliding and reel-ting lifter. with 1 lever and connections for advancing the stop and the litter, means for TOClii g said lever, and means connected with the lever and the lifter for rocking the lifter UPWZtlTl. as the stop is \VithCilLUVD.

S. In a matrix-setting and line casting device the combination of 1nntrix-bnrs, a stop for said matrix-hers and means for Withdrawing the stop and a sliding and rocking lifter with a lever and connections for advancing the stop and lifter, means for rocking said lever, 21 second lever fulcrumed on the first lever and connected to the rocking'lifter, and means for rocking the second. lever and thereby rocking the lifter upward as the stop is Withdrawn.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JULIUS DURNETl-i.

ll itnesses lVoLemnm HAUPT, HENRY l-Lxsrim.

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